What's a good UML reference and why? [closed]

Question

What I really wanted to ask was "What's THE BEST UML reference and why", but I didn't wanna upset SO with a "subjective blah blah" title.

So can any of you guys (in particular people who have read more than one) help me out?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

More than the abovementioned UML User guide, if you want a reference book then I would go for the The Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual (2nd Edition) by the same authors. This is the book they wrote to serve as reference guide.

By the way, if what you are looking for is not a book but a quick cheat sheet or reference guide, you can also take a look at one of the Top Seven UML CheatSheets

Answer 2

UML Bible is considered by many to be the ultimate reference - including a friend of mine who actually teaches UML. For a good introduction, Fowler's UML Distilled is great as well.

I hope this helps.